December 18, 2018
James Wilson turned 13! He decided he wanted to invite a few of his school friends to an Escape Room to celebrate. James found one with good reviews, and the owner made it really special for us. We had the… Continue Reading…
December 16, 2018
I’ve just returned from James’s company holiday party and I’ll just take a moment to tell you about it. First, I’ll say work parties can naturally be awkward, particularly for spouses. You don’t know people that well, you are in… Continue Reading…
December 10, 2018
My legs were too hairy to receive First Communion, so my grandmother, aunt, and mom conferred and decided Nair was the way to go. I was in second grade and was gifted my first pair of panty hose to wear… Continue Reading…
December 8, 2018
We got our Christmas tree today. All we had to do was walk down the street a block to our circle and pick one out. The vendor told James all the trees he had were the finest because “it’s a… Continue Reading…
December 1, 2018
That’s a Hall and Oates song in case you are confused. I’m referring to Dorothy, of course. She left today, and is currently on a plane headed back to Virginia. I won’t lie, I’m feeling pretty blue to see her… Continue Reading…
November 29, 2018
Dorothy is the best guest for many reasons — she’s simultaneously adventurous and low key, she’s up for anything, she has her own ideas of what she wants to do, she’s creative, easy going, fun, good with Google Maps, she… Continue Reading…
November 26, 2018
Dorothy and I took the train to Paris for the weekend. It’s only a 3-hour trip and the train is highly civilized. We had a lovely train picnic while we sped through the countryside. Then we ate and drank our… Continue Reading…
November 22, 2018
Thanksgiving was our first big holiday away from the U.S. and we were so grateful to have Dorothy here to spend it with us. It’s funny having Thanksgiving in a country that doesn’t celebrate it. It was just like any… Continue Reading…
November 21, 2018
Dorothy and I took an excursion to the County and Christmas fair at Kasteel de Haar. The castle and grounds were all decked out for the holidays and there were hundreds of vendors hawking their wares. We shopped, ate, and… Continue Reading…
November 19, 2018
Two very special visitors arrived in Amsterdam yesterday. Sinterklaas, who lives in Spain in the off season, arrived by boat and then got on his white horse, Amerigo, and paraded through the streets of Amsterdam with a bunch of Zwarte… Continue Reading…